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TIL In 2017 Oobah Butler who used to write fake restaurant reviews created a fake restaurant in his shed as a social experiment. Without serving a single real dish, "The Shed at Dulwich" became London's #1 resturant.When he finally invited guests and served pre-made meals, they still praised it.

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R5bP8 TIL that the sons of Chang and Eng Bunker, who were the origin of the term "Siamese Twins" for conjoined twins, fought on the Confederate side during the US Civil War. Chang's son Christopher and Eng's son Stephen both fought as Confederate Cavalrymen, in separate units.
16gOW TIL Orson Welles wore a fake nose in most of his films because he felt his nose was too small. Welles sometimes fashioned and applied his own prosthetic and according to some had a personal display of his noses.
AD5nl TIL that Frances Cobain's godparents are Michael Stipe (REM) and actress Drew Barrymore.
nWBaW TIL England has rainforests
MGJ0 TIL that the man who discovered the age of the Earth, Clair Patterson, was also responsible for one of our greatest public health interventions, the ban of lead additives in gasoline.